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CloudMoyo Safety and Compliance solution wins Railway Technology Excellence Award
CloudMoyo Safety and Compliance solution wins Railway Technology Excellence Award CloudMoyo is proud to announce that the next-generation CloudMoyo Safety and Compliance solution has been recognized for its role in driving innovative change within the rail technology industry, winning the Railway Te...
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2020 construction research and development spending rose in the UK despite pandemic
2020 construction research and development spending rose in the UK despite pandemic R&D spending in the construction sector defied expectations with an 8% rise last year despite the pandemic, analysis of latest ONS data by business tax relief consultancy Catax shows. The industry spent £368m on...
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Balfour Beatty joins Kickstart programme in UK to support employment for young people
Balfour Beatty joins Kickstart programme in UK to support employment for young people Balfour Beatty has joined the Government’s Kickstart scheme to offer over 70 work placements to 16 to 24-year-olds at risk of long-term unemployment. The announcement further supports the company’s ongoing commitme...
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Doosan Infracore Europe adds new dealers in Germany and Austria
Doosan Infracore Europe adds new dealers in Germany and Austria Doosan Infracore Europe has announced the appointment of Lang Maschinenpark GmbH & Co. KG and Eisenwagen Baumaschinen GmbH as new dealers in Germany and Austria, respectively. Both of these companies are well established in the sale...
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Sandvik Jaw Crushers feature plug-and-play for enhanced safety features
Sandvik Jaw Crushers feature plug-and-play for enhanced safety features Sandvik jaw crushers are now delivered with everything for plug-and-play installation. Quarry and mine owners will find it easy to install and run primary crushing applications in minimum time while ensuring maximum efficiency....
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CHAS urges construction industry to embrace Common Assessment Standard
CHAS urges construction industry to embrace Common Assessment Standard CHAS, the supply chain risk management expert, is encouraging the construction industry to embrace the new Common Assessment Standard following the announcement of a data-sharing agreement between the scheme’s providers. The Comm...
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New SmartControl app accelerates in-fleeting and testing
New SmartControl app accelerates in-fleeting and testing Starting today, the new SmartControl in-fleeting app makes it easier to add new vehicles to an existing or new shared mobility fleet. The app can be used to quickly install and configure telematics units in all vehicle models, from bikes and k...
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Mammoet completes transportation of Tunnel Boring Machines in Melbourne
Mammoet completes transportation of Tunnel Boring Machines in Melbourne Mammoet has successfully completed the relocation of two tunnel boring machines and their components as part of the construction of a new metro tunnel in Melbourne, Australia. All operations were executed according to the custom...
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Lancashire Developments puts Yanmar mini-excavator to the test
Lancashire Developments puts Yanmar mini-excavator to the test When it came to investing in a versatile new mini excavator, Lancashire Developments purchased a Yanmar SV26 from local dealer MTS Plant. Compact, efficient and highly productive, the impressive model is already delivering over and above...
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Geo Connect Asia 2021 proves a great success for SE Asian geospatial industry
Geo Connect Asia 2021 proves a great success for SE Asian geospatial industry Geo Connect Asia (GCA) 2021, Southeast Asia’s inaugural geospatial and location intelligence technology conference, welcomed some 1,200 exhibitors, speakers, delegates, and visitors to participate in the event on 24th and...
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Highways England unveils initiative to revitalise ageing concrete roads
Highways England unveils initiative to revitalise ageing concrete roads ‘Safer and smoother journeys ahead!’ That’s the message from Highways England as it announced two contracts worth £285 million to upgrade the concrete surface of roads across the country. Concrete roads make up almost 400 miles...
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Lucion Services acquires Delta-Simons to accelerate expansion
Lucion Services acquires Delta-Simons to accelerate expansion Lucion Services, the leading environmental services group backed by Palatine Private Equity, today announces the acquisition of multi-disciplinary environmental consultancy Delta-Simons Environmental Consultants Ltd. The transaction creat...
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Aurelius investment group to buy SSE Contracting from SSE plc
Aurelius investment group to buy SSE Contracting from SSE plc Aurelius, the pan European investment group, has reached an agreement with SSE plc to buy its Contracting business for an undisclosed sum. Aurelius has a track record of investing in public and private companies to enhance their growth po...
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EBRD funds new trolleybuses in Balti, Moldova
EBRD funds new trolleybuses in Balti, Moldova Commuters in Balti, Moldova’s second-largest city, can now travel on 11 new trolleybuses funded by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Eastern Europe Energy Efficiency and Environment Partnership (E5P) Fund. In Moldova, th...
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John Deere announces 2021 ‘Own It’ low monthly payment program in the US
John Deere announces 2021 ‘Own It’ low monthly payment program in the US John Deere unveils its 2021 “Own It” Low Monthly Payment Program, available for customers who want to own the quality and reliability of John Deere compact and mid-size equipment. Customers can utilize the low month...
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Ritchie Bros. celebrates $52+ million sales at latest regional auction in US Midwest
Ritchie Bros. celebrates $52+ million sales at latest regional auction in US Midwest Ritchie Bros.’ regional auction success continued this week with a US$52+ million U.S. Midwest event on March 30 – 31, 2021. More than 5,000 equipment items were stored, inspected, and sold from six Ritchie Br...
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ADB financing $300m for Hydropower Plant on the Kunhar river in Pakistan
ADB financing $300m for Hydropower Plant on the Kunhar river in Pakistan The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $300 million loan to finance the construction of a 300-megawatt hydropower plant that will increase the share of clean energy in Pakistan and improve the country’s energy security...
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MIT robot system uses penetrative radio frequency to pinpoint items
MIT robot system uses penetrative radio frequency to pinpoint items In recent years, robots have gained artificial vision, touch, and even smell. “Researchers have been giving robots human-like perception,” says MIT Associate Professor Fadel Adib. In a new paper, Adib’s team is pushing the technolog...
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How inclement weather can cause project delays
How inclement weather can cause project delays No construction professional wants to deal with delays, yet everyone will have to at some point. Running behind schedule is all too common in the industry, as the very nature of construction work is prone to delays. One of the most common sources of the...
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UK Quantum Motion raises funds to create fault tolerant quantum processors
UK Quantum Motion raises funds to create fault tolerant quantum processors Quantum Motion Technologies Ltd, a UK based quantum computing company founded on world leading silicon spin technology and architectures developed at UCL and Oxford University, has announced it has completed an £8.0m series...
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Floating solar photovoltaic plant funded by EBRD in Albania
Floating solar photovoltaic plant funded by EBRD in Albania Albania is making rapid progress with its plans to meet renewable energy targets, with the construction of a 12.9 MW floating solar photovoltaic (PV) farm thanks to a €9.1 million loan provided by the European Bank for Reconstruction and De...
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VolvoCE extends Oil-change intervals to 1,000 hours
VolvoCE extends Oil-change intervals to 1,000 hours Advancements in VolvoCE lubricant technology, coupled with new high-performance engine filters, cut engine drain intervals and costs by up to 50%. Volvo Construction Equipment is releasing new oil change filters that extend drain intervals to 1,000...
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Architects look at vertical forests to inspire urban forestry and the future of cities
Architects look at vertical forests to inspire urban forestry and the future of cities “We have entered a new phase of human history, in which we will finally see a new alliance between forests and cities, two environments that our species has always kept separate as an expression of, respectively,...
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Doka CONTAKT brings digitalisation to the construction site
Doka CONTAKT brings digitalisation to the construction site With the sensor-based CONTAKT construction site software, Doka offers a digital solution that brings the construction project planned in BIM to life on the real construction site. The new Fröschl office building is an outstanding example of...
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Meet Stretch, the Warehouse Automation robot from Boston Dynamics
Meet Stretch, the Warehouse Automation robot from Boston Dynamics Boston Dynamics, the global leader in mobile robotics, has revealed Stretch, its new box-moving robot designed to support the growing demand for flexible automation solutions in the logistics industry. This debut marks the company’s o...
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JCB wins huge £65 million order for 2,100 machines from Sunbelt Rentals
JCB wins huge £65 million order for 2,100 machines from Sunbelt Rentals Britain’s biggest equipment rental company is investing in 2,100 new JCB machines in a deal worth £65 million – the biggest ever order from a UK customer in the company’s 75-year history. Sunbelt Rentals UK is expanding and rene...
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Velodyne Lidar partners with AGM Systems for air and mobile mapping technology
Velodyne Lidar partners with AGM Systems for air and mobile mapping technology Velodyne Lidar, Inc., today announced a multi-year agreement with AGM Systems LLC, which provides state-of-the-art hardware and software technology for the collection, processing and analysis of air and mobile mapping dat...
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Best Hydrogen Fuel Cell stocks for investors in 2021
Best Hydrogen Fuel Cell stocks for investors in 2021 The continuous demand for green energy worldwide has made hydrogen fuel cell stocks a lucrative investment worth venturing into. One of the biggest factors boosting the hydrogen stocks economy is the recent growth in the fuel cell electric vehicle...
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Kudelski keySTREAM delivers the most advanced IoT Security and Device Management
Kudelski keySTREAM delivers the most advanced IoT Security and Device Management Kudelski IoT, a division of the Kudelski Group, the world leader in digital security and IoT solutions, today announced the availability of the Kudelski IoT keySTREAM Development Kit and Self-Service Portal. The feature...
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Eurovia Contracting goes greener with UK’s first electric Volvo mini-excavator
Eurovia Contracting goes greener with UK’s first electric Volvo mini-excavator Eurovia Contracting, a national highway infrastructure company, has taken delivery of the UK’s first 100% electric-powered Volvo ECR25 mini excavator. The zero-emissions, battery powered excavator has been chosen by...
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Komatsu celebrates 100th Anniversary with commemorative activities
Komatsu celebrates 100th Anniversary with commemorative activities Komatsu is set to celebrate their 100th anniversary on May 13, 2001. Established in Komatsu City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Komatsu has committed to quality and reliability and worked to maximize the trust of customers, shareholders, dist...
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Cincoze high-performance industrial-grade GPU Computer rides the Waves of AIoT
Cincoze high-performance industrial-grade GPU Computer rides the Waves of AIoT Rapid evolution in AI technology is infusing IoT devices with new capabilities, leading to the new trend of AIoT. Simply speaking, IoT devices acquire data then transmit that data through the network to an integrated back...
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Iteris ClearGuide enables OC 405 JV to manage I-405 project traffic in California
Iteris ClearGuide enables OC 405 JV to manage I-405 project traffic in California Iteris, a global leader in smart mobility infrastructure management, today announced that OC 405 Partners Joint Venture is expanding its use of Iteris’ ClearGuide™ solution as part of the I-405 Improvement Proje...
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Autonomous truck company Plus fundraising reaches US$420m
Autonomous truck company Plus fundraising reaches US$420m Plus, a leading provider of self-driving truck technology, today announced it has added $220 million in new financing co-led by FountainVest Partners and ClearVue Partners, with participation from Quanta Computer Inc., Phi Zoyi Capital, and M...
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Doosan’s rock solid DX350LC-7 Excavator gets to work in Czech Quarry
Doosan’s rock solid DX350LC-7 Excavator gets to work in Czech Quarry A new Doosan DX350LC-7 Stage V compliant excavator has added increased power and fuel efficiency for working with heavy blocks of granite at the Ruprechtice quarry in the Czech Republic. The Ruprechtice quarry is one of sever...
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SimScale launches free Simulation for Environmental Design Training
SimScale launches free Simulation for Environmental Design Training SimScale GmbH, the provider of the world’s first production-ready SaaS application for engineering simulation covering architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC), today announced a free professional development course for arc...
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Panasonic and McAfee build Vehicle SOC to commercialise Vehicle Security Monitoring
Panasonic and McAfee build Vehicle SOC to commercialise Vehicle Security Monitoring Panasonic Corporation and McAfee Corp. have agreed to jointly start building a Vehicle Security Operation Centre to commercialize vehicle security monitoring services. To protect connected vehicles around the world a...
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Black and Veatch appointed for Wind Farm Engineering services in Vietnam
Black and Veatch appointed for Wind Farm Engineering services in Vietnam Vietnam is expanding its power generation capacity as it balances its generation portfolio and meets the soaring energy demand of its growing population and flourishing economy. To advance energy security with decarbonization a...
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Optimus Ride and Polaris partner for Autonomous GEM Electric Vehicles
Optimus Ride and Polaris partner for Autonomous GEM Electric Vehicles Optimus Ride, a leading autonomous mobility service provider, and Polaris Inc. today announced a partnership to bring fully autonomous GEM vehicles to market. Under this joint development agreement, an exclusive line of Polaris GE...
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WaveSense secures $15m to accelerate next-generation ADAS and Autonomous Features
WaveSense secures $15m to accelerate next-generation ADAS and Autonomous Features WaveSense, the world’s only provider of Ground Positioning Radar™ (GPR) for precise vehicle localization, announced today it has raised $15 million. This round was led by top technology investors Rhapsody Ventur...
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The new Cat D5 Dozer sets the pace in Wales
The new Cat D5 Dozer sets the pace in Wales The rollout of the Next Generation Cat® D5 Dozer has well and truly begun, with customers in Wales setting the pace. Plant hire and construction firms including Gravelle Plant Hire, Locke Brothers, Hywel Llewellyn Plant Hire and Alun Griffiths (part of the...
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PlasticRoad and Orbia launch first PlasticRoad bicycle path trial in Mexico City
PlasticRoad and Orbia launch first PlasticRoad bicycle path trial in Mexico City PlasticRoad and Orbia in collaboration with the Mexico City Mobility Secretariat (SEMOVI) and the Mexico City Environment Secretariat (SEDEMA), have inaugurated the first PlasticRoad pilot in Latin America located in th...
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Liebherr rolls out the new MK 73-3.1 mobile construction compact taxi crane
Liebherr rolls out the new MK 73-3.1 mobile construction compact taxi crane Mobile construction cranes are predestined to be used as taxi cranes and, with this in mind, the MK 73‑3.1 is also designed for one-man operation. This crane is ready for use in around 10 minutes. Additional transport vehicl...
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Bredel heavy-duty hose pumps announced by Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group
Bredel heavy-duty hose pumps announced by Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group (WMFTG) announces Bredel heavy-duty hose pumps to handle viscous slurries, grit-filled sludge corrosive acids, and other challenging materials, at 100% volumetric accuracy. Peristalti...
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Virgin Galactic and Land Rover extend partnership and reveal new spaceship
Virgin Galactic and Land Rover extend partnership and reveal new spaceship Land Rover has announced a three-year extension to its global partnership with Virgin Galactic, the world’s first commercial ‘spaceline’. Virgin Galactic’s latest spaceship was unveiled today, supported by a Range Rover Astro...
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Semiconductor shortage threatens to halt connected car development
Semiconductor shortage threatens to halt connected car development The dwindling supplies of the semiconductors relied upon by car manufacturers, the unprecedented weather in Texas and a recent factory fire in Japan for one of the world’s leading auto chip makers, has created a perfect storm for the...
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Iteris continues Midwest expansion With New Illinois DoT Smart Highway contract
Iteris continues Midwest expansion With New Illinois DoT Smart Highway contract Iteris, a global leader in smart mobility infrastructure management, today announced that it has been awarded a $500,000 intelligent transportation systems (ITS) and traffic signal synchronization project by the Illinois...
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Sterling Construction wins $40m Pali Highway project in Oahu
Sterling Construction wins $40m Pali Highway project in Oahu Sterling Construction Company, Inc., today announced that its subsidiary, Road and Highway Builders, LLC has been awarded a $40 million heavy civil contract by the Hawaii Department of Transportation for the reconstruction of 2.67 miles of...
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Centurion unveils Nexus Extreme Mips safety helmet
Centurion unveils Nexus Extreme Mips safety helmet Working in partnership with Swedish helmet safety technology company, Mips, Centurion Safety Products has unveiled the next generation of above the neck safety technology: its cutting-edge Nexus Extreme Mips helmet. The ground-breaking helmet is the...
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HORIBA MIRA welcomes British MoD promise of £6.6 billion innovation spending
HORIBA MIRA welcomes British MoD promise of £6.6 billion innovation spending Responding to the recently published Integrated Review and Defence Command Papers, vehicle engineering specialist HORIBA MIRA has welcomed the £6.6bn research and development pledge from the Ministry of Defence (MoD) as a m...
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Cat new 992 Wheel-loader 48 percent more efficient and 32 percent more productive
Cat new 992 Wheel-loader 48 percent more efficient and 32 percent more productive Building on a more than half-century legacy that includes the best-selling large mining loader model of all time, the new Cat® 992 Wheel Loader sets a new standard by offering up to 32% greater productivity. This new l...
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Highways England ground investigations shaping £228m Mottram bypass build
Highways England ground investigations shaping £228m Mottram bypass build Highways England has started ground and archaeological investigations for the new, £228 million bypass which will take traffic away from the village of Mottram in Longdendale. The investigations will help refine the design of...
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Siltbuster launches Integrated Chemical Dosing System for water treatment
Siltbuster launches Integrated Chemical Dosing System for water treatment Leading water treatment specialist, Siltbuster, has launched an integrated chemical dosing system (iCDS) to sit alongside its already extensive range of treatment solutions. The new product, developed and manufactured in the U...
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Effidence releases Convey-LINK mobile conveyor for the EffiBOT mobile robot
Effidence releases Convey-LINK mobile conveyor for the EffiBOT mobile robot Effidence starts this year with the release of a package transfer solution, Convey-LINK, composed of a conveyor installed on the EffiBOT mobile robot, and a LINK communication box, integrated on the Plug-and-Carry® static co...
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95 percent of security professionals concerned about IoT risks on their network
95 percent of security professionals concerned about IoT risks on their network Tripwire, Inc., a leading global provider of security and compliance solutions for enterprises and industrial organisations, today announced the results of a new research report that assessed the security of connected de...
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i.safe MOBILE partners with Evora IT Solutions on global technology solutions
i.safe MOBILE partners with Evora IT Solutions on global technology solutions i.safe MOBILE, one of the world’s most innovative developers of mobile communication devices for use in hazardous areas, and Evora IT Solutions, global consulting and software solution provider focused on maintenance...
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Lafarge Canada kicks off 2021 with critical roadworks improvements in Alberta
Lafarge Canada kicks off 2021 with critical roadworks improvements in Alberta Lafarge Canada’s Northern Alberta construction team is kicking off 2021 with road redesign and upgrades west of Edmonton, Alberta. Highway 19 is a 12-kilometre, two-lane, high-volume, high-load corridor connecting Highway...
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SIKA acquires DriTac flooring adhesive business in the US
SIKA acquires DriTac flooring adhesive business in the US Sika has acquired the flooring adhesives business of DriTac, a US-based floor covering adhesives company with an especially strong position in wood floor bonding. The acquisition will contribute to Sika’s increased presence among floor coveri...
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Fugro completes geotechnical investigation works on the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel
Fugro completes geotechnical investigation works on the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel Fugro has completed a nearshore geotechnical investigation for the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel, the world’s longest immersed tunnel that will connect Denmark and Germany by road and rail. The client was Femern Link Contractors, the co...
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VolvoCE wins back The Malcolm Group with 6 brand new excavators
VolvoCE wins back The Malcolm Group with 6 brand new excavators Returning to Volvo after nearly 20 years, The Malcolm Group has recently purchased 6 new excavators, ranging from 22 to 50 tonnes in operating weight Ordered as part of Malcolm Construction’s annual fleet renewal programme, the machines...
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